The gift

forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies

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The gift
Marcel Mauss, Marcel Mauss
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The gift

forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies

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First English translation.

Publish Date
Publisher
Cohen & West
Language
English
Pages
130

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Essai sur le don
Essai sur le don: Forme et raison de l'échange dans les sociétés archaïques
2012, Presses universitaires de France, Presses Universitaires de France - PUF
in French
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
2002, Routledge
in English - 2 edition
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
August 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: The gift
The gift: forms and functions of exchange inarchaic societies
1970, Routledge and Kegan Paul
in English
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
1967, Norton
in English
Cover of: The gift
Cover of: The Gift
Cover of: The gift
The gift: forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies
1966, Cohen and West
in English
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Edition Notes

Translation of Essai sur le don.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
London
Translation Of
Essai sur le don
Translated From
French

Contributors

Translator
Ian Cunnison
Introduction
E. E Evans-Pritchard

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 130 p. ;
Number of pages
130

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL14215508M
OCLC/WorldCat
563626060

Work Description

Classic work of anthropology, on the social function of gift exchange. First published in French in 1950. First translated into English 1954. Has inspired many subsequent studies of gift-giving.

Excerpts

During this research into the extension of contractual gifts, it seemed for a long time as if potlatch proper did not exist in Polynesia.
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